CES 2008: Sony Announces Ultra-Thin OLED TV

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Screen is a mere three millimeters thick.

By Chris Carle

Today at the Sony press conference preceding the Consumer Electronics Show, Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer announced an 11 inch OLED television. The ultra-thin display is now available for purchase at Sony Style stores.

Boasting a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and a thickness of only three millimeters, the ultra-crisp display was also being showcased at Sony's booth. OLED, which stands for "organic light emitting diode," does not require backlighting, which is what makes the thinness possible.

Sony showed off the technology at last year's CES, but today marks the first time the company has made the product available for sale in the US.

Stay tuned for more on OLED displays and everything else CES has to offer by checking back to IGN's CES Index regularly throughout the week.